Word Meaning 留置く

とめおく tomeoku

留置く is read as とめおく (tomeoku) and means to detain.

Meaning

English

to detain
to keep
to lock up
to retain
to leave (letter) till called for

Reading

Kana

とめおく

Romaji

tomeoku

Writing Variants

留め置く とめおく tomeoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 112963 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

留置場

りゅうちじょう

police cell

留置

りゅうち

detention (usu. during investigation)

留め置き

とめおき

mail held at the post office

留置所

りゅうちじょ

police cell

留置権

りゅうちけん

lien

留置郵便

とめおきゆうびん

mail held at the post office

駐留軍用地特別措置法

ちゅうりゅうぐんようちとくべつそちほう

Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952)

原級留置

げんきゅうりゅうち

repeating a school grade

停留措置

ていりゅうそち

involuntary confinement (of a person suspected of being infected, etc.)

鑑定留置

かんていりゅうち

confinement for psychiatric tests

被留置者

ひりゅうちしゃ

detainee

留学生

りゅうがくせい

overseas student